August 2013 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

What Makes for a Successful Family Reunion?

Readers share tips for a successful gathering of relatives (and a few stories of reunions that were less than successful). Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 30 2013 1:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Feiler, Bruce

For Girls in India, the Pressure to Conform Comes From Family

"If you can say 'no' to persistent Indian grandparents, you can say 'no' to anyone." Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 30 2013 8:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Grandparents, Women and Girls, Families and Family Life, Women's Rights, Culture (Arts), Yousafzai, Malala

A New Airline Class for the Child-Intolerant

Yet another airline aims to accommodate people who can’t tolerate even the possibility of being seated near the chaos of youth. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Airlines and Airplanes, Malaysia Airlines

Fertility Diary: Hope Springs Eternal

Choosing "mini-IVF," plus danish, over the conventional in vitro fertilization route. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 27 2013 7:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Artificial Insemination

The Long Hair a Mother Covets, and a Daughter Wants to Cut

As the plainer sister, inevitably referred to as "the smart one," I didn’t know what to make of my little girl, whose blond ringlets drew more attention the bigger she grew. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 10:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Hair

When School Starts Tomorrow, and Your Child Is Still on a Summer Schedule

As the school year nears, experts urge us to prepare our children for new schedules well ahead of the first day. But what if we don't? Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 6:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12)

It’s Not a ‘Problem.’ It’s Called Being a Child.

We live in a time when some anxious parents believe that the path to adult success must be unmarred by conflict, distress or boredom. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 25 2013 5:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12)

The Sound (of the Crying Baby) and the Fury (of the Exhausted Parent)

As my baby's nighttime cry becomes a throaty scream, I have felt my lungs fill with air in preparation to yell back at her. To make her feel as terrible as I do. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, crying, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Anger (Emotion)

Circumcision Rates in U.S. Drop Drastically in Western States

While circumcision rates in the United States remained stable elsewhere, they plummeted in the 13 Western states. Why? Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, circumcision, Babies and Infants, States (US)

Why the Nest Isn’t So Empty Anymore

Economic troubles aren't the only thing pulling millennials back home. The emotional bond between millennials and their parents is simply different from what many of us experienced with our own moms and dads. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, baby boomers, Families and Family Life, Youth

The New Reader’s Back-to-School Booklist

Fresh reading ideas for the youngest readers as school approaches. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 6:56 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12), Books and Literature

Fertility Diary: Childless as Opposed to Child-Free

My child-free friends and I are not in a judgment war about each other’s choices. In fact, our choices help each other. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, infertility, Fertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Children and Childhood, Marriages

‘Mixed Kids Are Always So Beautiful’

I don’t want my daughters to believe that it is their white half that makes them attractive, or that they owe anyone an answer to the question “What are you, exactly?” Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 19 2013 10:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Race and Ethnicity, Hair, Beauty

As Preschool Looms, Potty-Training Season Ramps Up

Parents all over the country are fighting the good fight, ditching the diapers and pushing the potty, all in the name of compliance with that common mandate: no bladder control, no preschool. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 19 2013 6:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, diapers, Children and Childhood, Education (Pre-School), Bathrooms and Toilets

42 Heavy-Metal Bands, 2,000 Fans, My Son and Me

When my son asked me to go on a heavy metal music cruise, I knew it wasn’t because he wanted to spend time with me. He needed a chaperon over 21. I was a necessary inconvenience. Of course I said yes. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 18 2013 5:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Music, Teenagers and Adolescence, Cruises, Rock Music

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